Word: jailer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cambodian military think current Khmer Rouge leader Ta Mok had his old rival murdered to take the heat off his embattled guerrilla group. And at least one of Pol Pot's captors has seen the death as a way to wash his hands: "We are clean now," said his jailer, Nuon Nou. So is the U.S., Thailand and Singapore -- a tribunal might have brought to light just how much they helped him evade capture...
Picture the bullnecked jailer in Cool Hand Luke, throw in some of former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo, add a touch of Yosemite Sam and you get Sheriff Joe. And right now the boss hog, who averages a speech a day and makes Madonna look like a media wallflower, is wowing the retirees with lines about how he'd hate to be in a top bunk tonight...
...found that while Vladimir Kryuchkov had turned pallid and squinty, he was still a man with ambitions. "I think I have real potential," the spymaster said, urging Remnick to give his book a plug in print. Now there's a tidy tombstone for the cold war: the former jailer of the old "evil empire" scrounging for free publicity in the West...
...most of his life, Jewell has drifted through jobs ranging from private detective to manager of a TCBY yogurt shop. But for five years in Georgia's Habersham County, Jewell worked for the sheriff's office, first as a jailer, then as a squad-car deputy. In 1990, according to published reports, he made an arrest when he was not certified to do so. Jewell then reportedly pleaded guilty and, after a year's probation, had the conviction erased from his record. Last summer he was reprimanded and demoted again to jailer after the squad car he drove butted...
Dear old Saint Valentine hardly has a romantic story. He spent his working days as a pagan priest and physician in ancient Rome until he was thrown in jail for protecting persecuted Christians. While in jail, Valentine converted to Christianity and restored sight to the jailer's daughter. Then they clubbed him to death, which when you think about it, was a relatively painless way to achieve martyrdom in those days. It sure beat the lions...